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United States Patent | 5,167,979 |
Benson ,   et al. | December 1, 1992 |
Cooking process and apparatus is provided for cooking food products in a continuous manner whereby the moisture formed during the process of cooking is removed from the cooking oil and the time-temperature profile within the cooker along the cooking path may be adapted to substantially conform to a linear or nonlinear curve. The apparatus provides a novel process for cooking specialty snack foods having harder bite and/or lowered oil content.
Inventors: | Benson; Clark K. (Millbrae, CA); Caridis; Andrew A. (Foster City, CA); Klein; Lawrence F. (Hillsborough, CA) |
Assignee: | Heat and Control, Inc. (South San Francisco, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 701466 |
Filed: | May 15, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 426/438; 426/490; 426/492 |
Intern'l Class: | A23L 001/01; A23L 001/217 |
Field of Search: | 426/233,438,439,490,417,441,487,492 99/403,404,405,406,407,408 260/420,428 |
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4167585 | Sep., 1979 | Caridis et al. | |
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